One of the biggest questions left unanswered at the end of "Star
Wars: The Force Awakens" was the question of Rey's parentage.

The
three main theories are that she is either the daughter of
Han Solo and Leia Organa, Luke Skywalker, or Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Abrams just shot down two of those theories.

During a conversation at the Tribeca Film Festival Friday evening
with Chris Rock, a fan asked Abrams who Rey's parents are in the
"Star Wars" universe.

At first, Abrams jokingly told the fan to "Get out!" Twice.

While Abrams could have stopped there and moved on to another
question from the audience, he surprisingly decided to
answer the fan — somewhat.

"Rey's parents are not in 'Episode VII,' so I can't possibly in
this moment tell you who they are," said Abrams. "But I will say
... this is all I will say ... It is something that Rey thinks
about, too."

We're sure it is Abrams. We're sure it is.

J.J. Abrams and Chris Rock
on stage at the Borough of Manhattan Community College Tribeca
Performing Arts Center.Kirsten
Acuna/Tech Insider

Now, that may not be much to go off of, but, if Abrams is
telling the truth, that means Rey's parents could not be Luke
Skywalker, Leia Organa, or Han Solo, all character who appeared
in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens." Is Obi-Wan Kenobi still in
contention? Ewan McGregor, who played the character in the
prequel trilogy, lent his voice for a cameo in the film. Still,
he wasn't physically present in the film.

Following the talk, Entertainment Weekly
caught up with Abrams who clarified his comment during the
panel in which he backtracked a bit.

The director says he was only trying to point out
thatThe Force Awakensbuilds up the
mystery of Rey’s parents without resolving it. “What I meant
was that she doesn’t discover them inEpisode
VII. Not that they may not already be in her
world,” Abrams said.

So, are they in "The Force Awakens" or aren't they? Does that
mean Luke and Leia are still in contention as Rey's parents or
are they characters we haven't even been introduced to, yet?

Abrams could have just been messing with us, too. In the past,
he famously swore to fans for months that Benedict
Cumberbatch was not cast as the iconic "Star Trek" villain Khan
in 2013's sequel "Into Darkness." Of course, when the movie
debuted and fans indeed found out Cumberbatch was indeed
playing Khan, it left many fans upset. It's something Abrams
has
admitted he regrets doing.

So maybe Rey's parents truly aren't in "Episode VII." Then again
Abrams may not know too much. He's not directing Episode VIII.
That job belongs to Rian Johnson.

Either way, we'll probably have to wait until "Star Wars: Episode
VIII" is released in theaters December 2017 to learn more about
the character's mysterious past.